Litsea leytensis

Botanical Description

Litsea leytensis is an evergreen tree that can grow around 18 - 25 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 952 Title The Philippine Journal of Science. Section C. Botany. Publication Author Merrill. E.D. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Manila Bureau of Printing; Philippines Year 1915 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it contains lots of new descriptions of plants and various other article on the botany of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is an important source of the timber marketed as 'medang'[ 884 Title The World List of Threatened Trees Publication Author Oldfield S.; Lusty C.; and MacKinven A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher World Conservation Press; Cambridge UK Year 1998 ISBN 1-899628-10 X Description A list of the trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plant Species in 1998, often giving some information on habitat and the reasons for being on the list. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Although Litsea leytensis has a relatively large distribution, it is only found in a limited number of locations. It is an important timber tree and this, coupled with exposure to other threats, is causing a continuing decline in its habitat and population. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].